Javeria Khan could take no further part in the game against West Indies Women after being hit by the ball © IDI/Getty Images Pakistan Women opener Javeria Khan has fractured her right thumb while batting in the game against West Indies Women in the World T20 game in Chennai on Wednesday. Javeria was struck by a bouncer from pacer Shamilia Connell in the first over of the chase – the…
Chris Gayle celebrates after completing his ton against England in a World T20 match. © AFP Chris Gayle, on just the second day of the World T20, came to his elements. On the receiving end of his wrath was England, as the tall West Indies player struck 11 sixes on way of becoming the first man to hit two Twenty20I tons on Wednesday. (World T20: Chris Gayle’s Unbeaten Century Blows…
Victoria 251 and 3 for 20 need another 249 runs to beat New South Wales 341 and 178 (Copeland 47, Christian 5-40, Holland 3-48)Scorecard Daniel Christian picked up 5 for 40 © Getty Images New South Wales were well poised to secure a place against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield final after dismantling Victoria’s top order late on the third day in Alice Springs. Chasing 249 for victory, which…
On March 3, 2016, former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe died, aged 53, in Auckland after a battle with lymphoma. Crowe scored a New Zealand record 17 Test centuries, and was instrumental in his side reaching the 1992 World Cup semi-final. Knee problems forced him to retire at the age of 33, after which he served the game as a writer, commentator, and as the inventor of Cricket Max, the…
Western Australia 380 (Cartwright 92, Marsh 74, Nicholas 68, Voges 52, Hopes 3-60) beat Queensland 147 and 227 (Lynn 80, Hogan 4-58, Rimmington 3-53) by an innings and 6 runsScorecard File photo: Chris Lynn made a brisk 80 from 46 balls © Getty Images South Australia will contest the Sheffield Shield final for the first time in 20 years, after Queensland bowed out of contention with an innings defeat at…
Western Australia 380 (Cartwright 92, Marsh 74, Nicholas 68, Voges 52, Hopes 3-60) beat Queensland 147 and 227 (Lynn 80, Hogan 4-58, Rimmington 3-53) by an innings and 6 runsScorecard File photo: Chris Lynn made a brisk 80 from 46 balls © Getty Images Queensland bowed out of the race for a spot in the Sheffield Shield final when they lost to Western Australia by an innings, inside three days…
Play 01:06 ‘Only person in my time that I would put him with is Sir Vivian’ West Indies coach Phil Simmons likened Chris Gayle‘s destructive batting to that of Viv Richards and said Gayle was “up there with Sir Vivian” in tearing apart bowling attacks. Gayle became the first batsman to score two hundreds in the World T20 after his unbeaten 100 off 48 balls helped West Indies ease their…
Chris Gayle smote 11 sixes in a match-winning 100 not out, setting various records in the process, as his accelerating masterclass gave West Indies a six-wicket win over England in their ICC World Twenty20 opener. Gayle became the first player to hit 50 World T20 sixes before beating Brendon McCullum’s record of 91 T20 international maximums. By the end of the game he had 98. The powerful West Indies opener…
Eoin Morgan accepted that it was Chris Gayle’s night after the West Indian’s sensational hundred defeated England in their first game at this year’s ICC World Twenty20. Gayle smashed 11 sixes in his 100 not out from 48 balls, which saw the Windies chase 183 with six wickets 11 deliveries to spare at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. The left-handed opener crucially nullified Adil Rashid, one of England’s most dangerous bowlers, with…
Former skipper Michael Atherton believes England are major contenders to win the ICC World Twenty20 in India. Eoin Morgan’s side go into their Group 1 campaign against West Indies today in confident mood after warm-up wins over New Zealand, who stunned hosts India yesterday, and a Mumbai XI. Their limited-overs cricket has come a long way in just over 12 months, since they suffered a group-stage exit at the 50-over…